viii, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm

A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you heard on the radio. If you always assumed the musicians you listened to were the same people you saw onstage, you are in for a big surprise! In Los Angeles in the 1960s-70s, if you wanted to record a chart-topping track or album, you called in the crack session musicians collectively known as the Wrecking Crew. Consisting of artists unknown outside the music industry, like drummer Hal Blaine and bass player Carol Kaye, as well as those who would go on to recording fame of their own, such as Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, the Wrecking Crew was the West Coast's cream of the crop of session players, backing top-notch hit makers Phil Spector, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more

Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction, 2013

"Thomas Dunne Books."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index

Yesterday once more -- California dreamin' -- Limbo rock -- He's a rebel -- The little old lady (from Pasadena) -- What'd I say -- I got you, babe -- Mr. tambourine man -- River deep, mountain high -- Eve of destruction -- Strangers in the night -- Good vibrations -- Let's live for today -- Up, up and away -- Classical gas -- Wichita lineman -- MacArthur Park -- Bridge over troubled water -- (They long to be) Close to you -- Love will keep us together

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